In a cavern the audience sees Kestrel and Clay circle each other Kestrel: Fight! *She flings him then swats at him* Clay: Scrambles up and ducks kestrel’s talons Kestrel: Stop holding back. Find the killer inside of you and let it out! Clay: I’m trying. Maybe if we could stop and talk about it- Kestrel: *Lunges* Feint to the left! Roll right! Use your fire! Clay: *Feints right* Kestrel: *Slams Clay down* Clay: *Yelps* Kestrel: WHICH LEFT WAS THAT USELESS? Are all MudWings this stupid? OR ARE YOU JUST DEAF? *She lifts her talons* Clay: *wiggles free* I don’t know about other MudWings, *He licks his talons* Obviously. But perhaps we could try fighting without all the shouting and see- Kestrel: Begins to make a hissing noise Clay: *Covering himself with his wings he gets in a ball and rolls into a maze of stalagmites in the corner. Kestrel: Coward! *Smashes a stalagmite and stomps on his tail* Clay: OW! You said stomping tails was cheating! *Climbs up on a tall stalagmite and glares down at Kestrel* Kestrel: I’m your teacher. Nothing I do is cheating. Get down here and fight like a SkyWIng. Clay: Can’t I fight the others? I’m much better at that. Kestrel: Oh yes? Which opponent would you prefer, the stunted SandWing or the lazy RainWing? * She lashes her tail Clay: Glory’s not lazy. She’s just not built for fighting, that’s all. Webs says there's not much to fight about in the rainforest because the RainWings have all the food they want. He says that’s why they've stayed out of the war so far, because none of the rival queens want rainwings in their armies anyway. He says- Kestrel: STOP YAMMERING AND GET DOWN HERE! *She rears up on her back legs and flares her wings.
